Wendy Ward

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox golfer Wendy Ward (born May 6, 1973) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.

Early life, education and amateur career

Ward was born in San Antonio, Texas.

She attended Arizona State University[1] where she had a successful National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) career. She was a two-time Honda Sports Award winner,[2][3] a three-time first team All-American, the Pac-10 Champion in 1993 and 1995 and led ASU to team titles in 1993, 1994 and 1995. She graduated in 1995 with a degree in business Management.[4][5]

In 1994, she won the U.S. Women's Amateur and represented the U.S. in the Curtis Cup, the biennial team competition between amateur golfers from the United States and those from Great Britain and Ireland.

Professional career

Ward turned professional in 1995 and qualified for the LPGA Tour on her first attempt to become a rookie in 1996. Her first win came at the 1997 Fieldcrest Cannon Classic where she set both the all-time 54 and 72-hole LPGA scoring records; both records have since been broken.[6]

She won four tournaments on the tour. Her best season was 2001, when she finished 12th on the official LPGA Tour money list.

Ward was a member of the 2002, 2003 and 2005 U.S. Solheim Cup teams. She was also selected as an assistant captain to Juli Inkster for the 2015 Solheim Cup team.

Personal life

Ward lives on a Script error: No such module "convert". cattle ranch in Edwall, Washington where she operates a cow/calf beef operation with her husband, Nate Hair.[7]

Professional wins (4)

LPGA Tour wins (4)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 Sep 28, 1997 Fieldcrest Cannon Classic −23 (66-65-64-70=265) 2 strokes[6] Template:Flagicon Jane Geddes
Template:Flagicon Rosie Jones
2 Feb 21, 1998 Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open −4 (65-69-70=204) Playoff[8] Template:Flagicon Dana Dormann
3 Aug 12, 2001 Wendy's Championship for Children −21 (65-62-68=195) 3 strokes[9] Template:Flagicon Moira Dunn
Template:Flagicon Annika Sörenstam
4 Apr 16, 2005 LPGA Takefuji Classic −16 (65-68-67=200) 2 strokes[10][11] Template:Flagicon Lorena Ochoa

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1998 Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open Template:Flagicon Dana Dormann Won with par on first extra hole
2 2001 LPGA Champions Classic Template:Flagicon Wendy Doolan Lost to birdie on fifth extra hole
3 2003 Wendy's Championship for Children Template:Flagicon Hee-Won Han Lost to birdie on third extra hole

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order

Tournament 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Chevron Championship CUT T33 T43
Women's PGA Championship CUT T25 T4 CUT T3
U.S. Women's Open T19 CUT T19 T40
du Maurier Classic T53 T16 T34 T20 T55
Tournament 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Chevron Championship T36 T36 T48 T28 T50 T35 WD T58 T36
Women's PGA Championship T3 CUT T11 T30 CUT T16 CUT CUT CUT
U.S. Women's Open T19 CUT CUT CUT T36 T41 CUT
Women's British Open ^ CUT T56 T6 T56 CUT T67 T23 T59 CUT
Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 ... 2024
Chevron Championship CUT T33 T56
U.S. Women's Open T14 T34 CUT
Women's PGA Championship T67 CUT CUT CUT CUT
Women's British Open CUT
The Evian Championship ^^

^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.
^^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.

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CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
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Summary

  • Starts – 63
  • Wins – 0
  • 2nd-place finishes – 0
  • 3rd-place finishes – 2
  • Top 3 finishes – 2
  • Top 5 finishes – 3
  • Top 10 finishes – 4
  • Top 25 finishes – 14
  • Missed cuts – 23
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 8
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Professional

Solheim Cup record

Year Total
matches		 Total
W–L–H		 Singles
W–L–H		 Foursomes
W–L–H		 Fourballs
W–L–H		 Points
won		 Points
%
Career 11 2–8–1 0–2–1 2–3–0 0–3–0 2.5 23%
2002 4 2–1–1 0–0–1 halved w/ A. Sörenstam 2–0–0 won w/ B. Daniel 1 up, won w/ E. Klein 3&2 0–1–0 lost w/ B. Daniel 4&3 2.5 62.5%
2003 4 0–4–0 0–1–0 lost to I. Tinning 2&1 0–2–0 lost w/ J. Inkster 5&3, lost w/ H. Bowie 3&2 0–1–0 lost w/ R. Jones 4&3 0 0%
2005 3 0–3–0 0–1–0 lost to C. Matthew 3&2 0–1–0 lost w/ L. Diaz 5&3 0–1–0 lost w/ P. Hurst 2&1 0 0%

References

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